Harvey Keitel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

206

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-13 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel

Biography

Harvey Johannes Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019). Keitel received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). Other films include Blue Collar (1978), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), Cop Land (1997), and Youth (2015). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both National Treasure (2004), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, alongside Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.

Known For

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The View

    The View

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Piano

    The Piano

  • Chosen

    Chosen

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

  • The Irishman

    The Irishman

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Madame

    Madame

  • From Dusk Till Dawn

    From Dusk Till Dawn

  • Three Seasons

    Three Seasons

  • Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game

  • Fatima

    Fatima

  • Copkiller

    Copkiller

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Fate

    Fate

  • Blindside

    Blindside

  • Ginostra

    Ginostra

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • Nowhere

    Nowhere

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Nailed

    Nailed

  • Head Above Water

    Head Above Water

  • Theirs

    Theirs

  • Dream One

    Dream One

  • The Grey Zone

    The Grey Zone

  • Lansky

    Lansky

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • Two Evil Eyes

    Two Evil Eyes

  • Sister Act

    Sister Act

  • National Treasure: Edge of History

    National Treasure: Edge of History

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Rio, I Love You

    Rio, I Love You

  • Thelma & Louise

    Thelma & Louise

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • Shadrach

    Shadrach

  • Dreaming of Julia

    Dreaming of Julia

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • Live Fast, Die Laughing

    Live Fast, Die Laughing

  • Baciami Strega

    Baciami Strega

  • By the Gun

    By the Gun

  • Youth

    Youth

  • Arthur and the Invisibles

    Arthur and the Invisibles

  • Mike

    Mike

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Ridiculous 6

    The Ridiculous 6

  • Behind the White Glasses

    Behind the White Glasses

  • 11 Colours of the Bird

    11 Colours of the Bird

  • Beeper

    Beeper

  • Milarepa

    Milarepa

  • Little Fockers

    Little Fockers

  • Be Cool

    Be Cool

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Saturn 3

    Saturn 3

  • Cop Land

    Cop Land

  • Dear Gorbachev

    Dear Gorbachev

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • Somebody to Love

    Somebody to Love

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • U-571

    U-571

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Mean Streets

    Mean Streets

  • Off Beat

    Off Beat

  • Monkey Trouble

    Monkey Trouble

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • Virginia Hill

    Virginia Hill

  • Fatal Honeymoon

    Fatal Honeymoon

  • Point of No Return

    Point of No Return

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

    Martin Scorsese, the Italian-American Master

  • This Ain't Bebop

    This Ain't Bebop

  • Scorsese's GoodFellas

    Scorsese's GoodFellas

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Holy Smoke

    Holy Smoke

  • Fingers

    Fingers

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • Paradox Effect

    Paradox Effect

  • Inside 'The Piano'

    Inside 'The Piano'

  • See You Soon

    See You Soon

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Bad Lieutenant

    Bad Lieutenant

  • The Congress

    The Congress

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • The Path to 9/11

    The Path to 9/11

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • The Painted Bird

    The Painted Bird

  • Crime Spree

    Crime Spree

  • Clockers

    Clockers

  • Bad Timing

    Bad Timing

  • Ulysses' Gaze

    Ulysses' Gaze

  • Street Scenes 1970

    Street Scenes 1970

  • Mortal Thoughts

    Mortal Thoughts

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • The Border

    The Border

  • Bugsy

    Bugsy

  • Brewster McCloud

    Brewster McCloud

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • Who's That Knocking at My Door

    Who's That Knocking at My Door

  • The Last Man

    The Last Man

  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

  • A Crime

    A Crime

  • Spread

    Spread

  • Laws of Man

    Laws of Man

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • Reflections in a Golden Eye

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

  • Joe Baby

    Joe Baby

  • City of Industry

    City of Industry

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Men's Club

    The Men's Club

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Wrong Turn at Tahoe

    Wrong Turn at Tahoe

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings

    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • The Night of Varennes

    The Night of Varennes

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Making 'Taxi Driver'

  • The Young Americans

    The Young Americans

  • Shadows in the Sun

    Shadows in the Sun

  • Imaginary Crimes

    Imaginary Crimes

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

  • The Last Godfather

    The Last Godfather

  • One Last Dance

    One Last Dance

  • Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

    Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

  • Taking Sides

    Taking Sides

  • Imagining America

    Imagining America

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Full Tilt Boogie

    Full Tilt Boogie

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

    Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

  • Lies We Tell

    Lies We Tell

  • The Stone Merchant

    The Stone Merchant

  • The Inquiry

    The Inquiry

  • Pueblo

    Pueblo

  • Kill Code

    Kill Code

  • Two Men in Town

    Two Men in Town

  • Esau

    Esau

  • Gunslinger's Revenge

    Gunslinger's Revenge

  • Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

  • Finding Graceland

    Finding Graceland

  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

    A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

  • Presence of Mind

    Presence of Mind

  • Paradise Inc.

    Paradise Inc.

  • First We Take Brooklyn

    First We Take Brooklyn

  • Welcome to L.A.

    Welcome to L.A.

  • Star Knight

    Star Knight

  • The American Bride

    The American Bride

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • The Ministers

    The Ministers

  • My Sexiest Year

    My Sexiest Year

  • Who Killed the Idea?

    Who Killed the Idea?

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

  • A Farewell to Fools

    A Farewell to Fools

  • Chasing The Elephant

    Chasing The Elephant

  • Vanessa in the Garden

    Vanessa in the Garden

  • The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

    The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

  • Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

  • The Galíndez File

    The Galíndez File

  • That's the Way of the World

    That's the Way of the World

  • Gandhi of the Month

    Gandhi of the Month

  • Blood on the Crown

    Blood on the Crown

  • A Stone in the Mouth

    A Stone in the Mouth

  • Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

    Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

  • Viper

    Viper

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

    Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

    Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • La bella Otero

    La bella Otero

  • Prince of Central Park

    Prince of Central Park

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

    Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

  • Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

    Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

  • La bella Otero

    La bella Otero

  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    The Ten Commandments of Creativity

  • Down Where the Buffalo Go

    Down Where the Buffalo Go

  • Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

    Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

  • Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

    Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

  • This Year in Czernowitz

    This Year in Czernowitz